Thank you all for a really nice entry and with a breed like this where there is little variation in type, it makes the judging quite hard and in many cases I was splitting hairs to get my winners. One thing in particular was that the sheer depth and weight of coat made it difficult to be sure about the shoulder placement and layback of the shoulders at times plus many dogs seemed to be very heavily muscled there as well, quite possibly masking some deviation from the breed standard. The phrase “Benefit of the doubt” springs to mind.

Puppy Dog (2) 1. Pattison’s Eastkees Don’t Say a Word. 9m old well built lad of good proportions and good outline. Nice typical head, nice eyes and spectacles. Nicely arched neck on good firm body. In good coat.
Junior Dog (2) 1. Wadmore-Smith’s Hunnivoles Woody Valentine. Just 12m old with broad masculine skull and widely spaced ears. Good muzzle and dentition. Compact body and well sprung ribs. Well set on tail with nice double twist. Not moving quite as true as I would have liked.
Post Graduate Dog (1) 1. Wilkin’s Whizzkees Only Sampson. Nice wedge shaped and masculine head with strong jaws and good dentition. Good front well boned. Compact body. Well set tail. In good coat. Moving briskly and cleanly.
Limit Dog (2) 1. Wilkin’s Pommary Quick Silver at Whizzkees. Well proportioned head of correct shape, good eyes and erect ears. Nicely alert with friendly eyes. Compact and short body of correct length and with good spring of rib. Nice straight front with medium width. Strong and well muscled rear quarters with just the right angulation. Good trousers. High set tail closely carried on his back. Lovely straight movement with lots of drive and extremely brisk. Pleased to award him BD and later BOB. 2. Atkinson’s Torrikees Who’s the Boss of Winklestar
Very heavily coated and well presented. Good shaped head and correct ears and eyes. Firm body and well sprung rib cage. Straight front but I felt he was a fraction wide. Moving OK but not with the drive of the class winner.
Open Dog (3) 1. Bell’s Ffyniant Sugardaddy Allforus SHCM. Now 6yrs old he is in really good shape and presenting a nice outline. Well balanced with a nice level body, well carried tail. Good quarters fore and aft. Correct shaped head with correct stop, strong muzzle and good dentition. In super coat well presented. Challenged hard but had to settle for the reserve CC. 2. Day’s CH Allforus Dice Master for Spitzcav. Masculine head and nicely erect ears well placed. Strong body with deep chest although I felt he was a fraction long in the back. Good rear quarters and good angulation. Heavy coat and dense ruff. 3. Hickson’s CH Kichigai Great Pretender JW SHCM

Puppy Bitch (2) 1. Brown’s Rossvale Scarletts Secret. At 10m she is quite promising although she was not moving at her best today. She has a nice outline well balanced. In excellent coat for her age and with a super ruff. Good shaped head and well placed ears. Good body and good quarters. 2. Atkinson’s Eastkees Made to order by Winklestar. Sharp foxy head with nice eyes and good spectacles. Not quite as balanced as the class winner and I felt she was slightly long in the back. Well placed tail. Moving cleanly.
Junior Bitch (2) 1. Wadmore-Smith’s Hunnivoles Pepsi Rock. Again one just out of puppy but coming along nicely. Well proportioned head with sharp stop, good length muzzle. Good front and shoulders. Body in proportion, well set on tail. 2. Saunders’ Liefkees Angelika. Not behaving nor moving at her best today. Nice head, good front legs. Very deep chest and well sprung rib cage. In good coat.
Post Graduate Bitch (2) 1. Wakeman’s Enreveyar Ennea. Rather excitable young lady doing things her way rather than her handler’s way. Nice straight front legs and good rear angulation but slightly long in the body for me. Not moving at her best today. 2. Wilkin’s Whizzkees Onyx Sapphire. Nice head, eyes and ears and correct muzzle. Body in proportion but with upstanding back hair it tended to distort his outline. I would prefer his tail to be higher set.
Limit Bitch (9) 1. King’s Ricara Evita of Kasmay. I see from my catalogue that she was sired by my Res Dog winner and she has inherited his very good outline, the best in this class. Well balanced with correct shaped head. Good stop and muzzle. Nice body of good proportions. Nice steady sound movement. Res BB. 2. Saunders’ Liefkees Annabell. A well built lady who is much better behaved than her litter sister. Good head with deep stop, well placed ears. Good front legs but I would have like a tad more angulation of her rear legs. Nice high set tail well plumed. 3. Bell’s Allforus Xtra Special SHCM
Open Bitch (5) 1. Bell’s CH Allforus Magic N Ice JW SHCM. She may be 10yrs old but is carrying her years very well and in excellent condition and superb coat with a magnificent ruff. Really good shaped head, nice stop and good muzzle. Nicely arched neck. Body in proportion and presenting a nice outline. Nice clean and brisk gait to take her to the BB spot. 2. Bell’s Allforus Tumbling Dice JW SHCM. I see from my catalogue that she was sired by my Res BD and is the daughter of my BB so it really kept it in the family. She has a lovely profile with her head carried proudly on a good reach of neck. Correct feminine head. Good front and rear quarters. In very good coat well presented. 3. Pattison’s Eastkees Say No More